Diet/Nutrition

[Gaagoots]

I've always enjoyed studying nutrition and have applied some of the techniques to my horses and I’ve had pretty good success especially with two and three-year-olds that have not been contaminated with drugs from other trainers.

Example: Oats/oatmeal is loaded with Melatonin and the amino acid Tryptophan that makes one sleepy/tired so it never made any sense to me feeding my horses oats before a race or a workout/training. 

I always fed them oats with sweet feed for lunch/dinner or after a race.

The problem with oats/oatmeal, melatonin, tryptophan on a regular basis is that it can artificially alter your natural circadian rhythm after several weeks or months which is not exactly on a 24 hour cycle for most. Circadian rhythms doesn't just affect sleep cycles it also affects hormone secretions along with other bodily functions.


My horses breakfast would include buckwheat/Kasha, corn and steamed crimped barley.

I'm interested what you guys feed your horses?

[Bitter Truth]

 Why not help mom out and mix in to use up some of her leftovers?..mmm meatloaf

[Harness racer]

Why not help mom out and mix in to use up some of her leftovers?..mmm meatloaf

    

[Jazzman]

interesting and well thought out not sure it fits in with horse plop lol. your take on tryptophyn might it be helpful on high strung horses who need calmed down a little

[Gaagoots]

interesting and well thought out not sure it fits in with horse plop lol. your take on tryptophyn might it be helpful on high strung horses who need calmed down a little

Thanks. That's a good point! The reverse might work on a hot horse never thought of that.

I didn't think this topic would appeal to most on horse plop, most of these dummies are clueless but then again you get sharp guys like yourself that contribute. 

[Mazola]

Do you get a "friends and family" rate on EPO ?

[Harness racer]

Do you get a "friends and family" rate on EPO ?

Excellent point...I'm picturing all these cheating fucks lined up like heroin addicts at the methadone clinic!   

[Gaagoots]

Do you get a "friends and family" rate on EPO ?

What does EPO have to do with this topic?

[Dingus]

What does EPO have to do with this topic?

Mazola upset you didn’t mention Mazola oil as part of the regimen.

[Gaagoots]

Mazola upset you didn’t mention Mazola oil as part of the regimen.

Ha! Actually corn oil is a huge staple of my horses diet I just don’t feed the garbage like Mazola oil lol.

[Mailbox Money]

All depends on what the guys stabled around me are feeding! (JK)

[Generation XYZ]

Do you get a "friends and family" rate on EPO ?

 

[LAW AND ORDER]

What does EPO have to do with this topic?

THATS WHAT 85% OF THESE TRAINERS TODAY FEED THEIR HORSES. WHAT I'M WONDERING IS IF THERE IS BETTER EPO OUT OF AUSTRAILIA AND CANADA THEN THERE IS IN THE US OR IS IT ALL THE SAME. GOTTA HAVE EPO TODAY OR YOU GOTTA GET OUT OF THE BUSINESS

[Gaagoots]

THATS WHAT 85% OF THESE TRAINERS TODAY FEED THEIR HORSES. WHAT I'M WONDERING IS IF THERE IS BETTER EPO OUT OF AUSTRAILIA AND CANADA THEN THERE IS IN THE US OR IS IT ALL THE SAME. GOTTA HAVE EPO TODAY OR YOU GOTTA GET OUT OF THE BUSINESS

What does hormones have to do with nutrition?

[captain morgan]

THATS WHAT 85% OF THESE TRAINERS TODAY FEED THEIR HORSES. WHAT I'M WONDERING IS IF THERE IS BETTER EPO OUT OF AUSTRAILIA AND CANADA THEN THERE IS IN THE US OR IS IT ALL THE SAME. GOTTA HAVE EPO TODAY OR YOU GOTTA GET OUT OF THE BUSINESS

The say the Guatemalan EPO is the best